σύριγγα
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Greek
Alternative forms
- (Katharevousa) σύριγξ (sýrinx)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pan pipes”). The medical term is a reborrowing/semantic loan from French seringue (“syringe”)
Noun
σύριγγα • (sýringa) f (plural σύριγγες)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σύριγγα (sýringa) | σύριγγες (sýringes) |
| genitive | σύριγγας (sýringas) | συρίγγων (syríngon) |
| accusative | σύριγγα (sýringa) | σύριγγες (sýringes) |
| vocative | σύριγγα (sýringa) | σύριγγες (sýringes) |
Further reading
Σύριγγα (μουσικό όργανο) on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
